Fauquier County Wills Moses Johnston Will ****************************************************************** ****************************************************************** File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Posted by Jim Burgess on Mon, 22 Mar 1999 USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. Unauthorized use for commercial ventures expressly prohibited. All information submitted to this project remains - to the extent the law allows - the property of the submitter who, by submitting it, agrees that it may be freely copied but NEVER sold or used in a commercial venture without the knowledge & permission of its rightful owner. The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ****************************************************************** ****************************************************************** Surnames: JOHNSTON, JOHNSON, BOGGESS, WADDLE, MCMEKIN Will of Moses JOHNSTON Fauquier County, Virginia -Will Book 3 Page 439 Will Proved 25 Jul 1803 In the name of God, Amen. I Moses JOHNSTON Senior of Leeds Parish in the County of Fauquier and state of Virginia being some what indisposed in body, but of perfect mind and memory do this sixteenth of June anno domoni one thousand eight hundred and three do make and ordain this my last will and testament. Improvis, I recommend my soul into the hands of almighty God who give it and hope through the merits of my Saviour the blessed Jesus Christ to receive free pardon for all my past sins and my body I commit to the earth to be buried in a descent Christian manner at the discretion of my executors herein after named, and as toughing what earthly estate it hath pleased God to bless me with. I dispose of it in manner and form following vis: Item, My will and desire is that my beloved wife Duanna have one third part of my estate both real and personal during life and at her decease to return to my children herein after mention to be equally divided amongst them. Item, I give to my son Moses ten pounds so soon as it can be collected out of the money arising from my estate. Item, I give to my daughter Molly ten pounds so soon as it can be collected out of the money arising from my estate. Item, I give to my son Daniel ten pounds soo soon as it can be collected out of money arising from my estate. Item, it is my will and desire that the residue of my estate that is heretofore given to be equally divided amongst my children namely, Hannah BOGGESS, David JOHNSTON, Nimrod JOHNSTON, Susanna WADDLE, John JOHNSTON, Moses JOHNSTON, Margaret McMEKIN, Charlotte JOHNSON, Daniel JOHNSON, and Molly JOHNSON. Item, I appoint my trusty friends Amynta BAILEY and Simon CORNWALL Executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former will and testaments heretofore made ratifying and confirming this only, I am witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal. Published and pronounced and declared by the Moses JOHNSON for as his last will and testament before James ELLIS, Joseph ELLIS, and Johan O'BANNON A court held for Fauquier County the 25th day of July 1803 this will was proved by the oatha of James ELLIS, Joseph ELLIS and Isham BANNON thereto and ordered to be recorded. Teste L. BROOKE Tet.